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PRIDGEON, Walter Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409221 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 July 1922 |
| Home Town: | Ivanhoe, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ivanhoe Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Insurance Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 20 April 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede (Airforces) Memorial- Panel 193 Local Roll of Honour- Ivanhoe Vic., Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 409221 | |
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| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 409221 | |
| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409221 | |
| 20 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409221, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 20 Apr 1943: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409221, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), K.I.A. |
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